In two years Sweden will reintroduce trolley
buses. The introduction of trolley buses between the railway station
and the town centre is a part of the task of creating a better
and clear view of Landskrona. The purpose of this project is to
improve the environment, the air shall become less polluted and
traffic noise shall decrease.
In the mid 1960's the last Swedish trolley buses in Stockholm
and Gothenburg were taken out of service, but now the trolley
bus is on its way back. They will operate the busiest line in
Landskrona, the so- called station shuttle between the new railway
station and the town centre. This venture will cost 35 million
Swedish kronor. One bus line and three trolley buses will replace
the diesel-powered buses. The plan for the production of electricity
for the running of the trolley buses is that it shall come from
wind power stations. This means that no emission to the environment
will be caused at all.
The estimation of costs for that project is 35 million SEK, whereof
the State will pay 12.4 million SEK from the LIP-funding (local
investment money), "SkAnetrafiken" 3.5 million and the
municipality itself 19 million SEK. In the costs for the municipality
it is accounted for the additional cost of 1 million a year for
running trolley buses instead of traditional buses.
Much of the preparations for the introduction of trolley buses
have already been made. Along major parts of the station shuttle
cycle-ways and pavements are separated from other traffic. At
the same time the streets have been adjusted for bus traffic,
with amongst other things a new bus street. In order to lessen
the impact of the overhead wire on the urban environment in Landskrona
the poles shall serve the purpose as street lightning as well.
The municipality will own the vehicles, at least in the beginning.
The traffic is expected to start in 2003.
The total of trolley bus systems in the world is 300 and within
the EU there are 34. Athens suffers acute air pollution problems,
is going for trolley buses in connection with the Olympic Games
2004.
